Prom and after-prom

I’m dreading my daughter’s junior prom later this month. I know it should be a happy occasion for my husband and I to look forward to, but it isn’t, because we can’t stand our daughter’s boyfriend. Prom night will be more like “stress night” for both of us. She’s head-over-heels in “love” with a guy who’ll [...]

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Saturday school

My fifteen-year-old daughter went to Saturday school over the weekend. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the academically enriching experience the name belies. Instead, it was more like The Breakfast Club. She was serving detention time for wearing a too-short skirt to school on Monday. When she chose to wear the skirt that day, she knew it was [...]

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Last days of school

The last days of school this year were added on because our school system ran out of scheduled snow days. Unfortunately for students, books were returned, final exams were taken, and seniors all graduated on schedule according to the original school calendar, which meant little to no learning was done to make up for the missed days. I [...]

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Too busy to write

Sorry I haven’t written for a few days. I took a vacation day on Friday to prepare for a trip out of town and darn near wore myself out! I don’t know why, but every time I’m about to leave on a business trip, I feel like I have to do everything before I leave. I guess [...]

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